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<p>[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 1814282, member: 15199"]I would try water at first as some glues are waterbased and pure acetone won't do it. If that doesn't work I usually try 91 % isopropyl as a in-between step and then pure acetone. If either of the first 2 work, then a rinse in acetone to remove any water remnant and air dry them. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the old Whitman blue folders had glue on their backing and the idea was the collector would put a spot of moisture on the backing and push the cent into the hole, and they would stay in <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 1814282, member: 15199"]I would try water at first as some glues are waterbased and pure acetone won't do it. If that doesn't work I usually try 91 % isopropyl as a in-between step and then pure acetone. If either of the first 2 work, then a rinse in acetone to remove any water remnant and air dry them. Some of the old Whitman blue folders had glue on their backing and the idea was the collector would put a spot of moisture on the backing and push the cent into the hole, and they would stay in :)[/QUOTE]
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